Early Childhood Cognitive Development
  • Type Validation
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Weeks
  • Cost Paid
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Early Childhood Cognitive Development

Issued by Northeastern State University

Students examine ways in which children construct knowledge about physical, social, and intellectual worlds. Considers contributions of Piagetian theory and other cognitive theories to the understanding of how children learn and the resulting programs which emphasize an active learning base, including the metacognition function of teaching thinking skills.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Weeks
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Earners must complete: ECED 5713 with a grade of B or better.
  • SLO 1. Articulate orally and in writing the assumptions of the theories.
  • SLO 2. State the significant differences in theoretical positions on development and learning.
  • SLO 3. State those ways in which the theories are similar.
  • SLO 4. Critically read journal articles.
  • SLO 5. State the links between theories and early childhood programs.
  • SLO 6. Develop the skill of reading, reflecting, and analyzing theory and journal articles and incorporate these into a culminating paper.
  • SLO 7. Demonstrate the ability to advocate for appropriate education based on current knowledge about how children learn.